Saturday, January 3, 2009

.How quickly things can change. While I was writing this post they announced that Israel has finally begun the long-awaited and equally dreaded ground invasion of Gaza. Israel held off as long as it possibly could, and tried every other method possible, but the moment has come. There is no alternative. All my thoughts and whatever prayers I know how to offer are with our soldiers and those in the South as we begin this new and infinitely more difficult phase..Send whatever good thoughts you've got our way. We're going to need them in the days to come.. .

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Taken from my rooftop balcony this evening. These are straight out of the camera, the only thing I did to them is add the frame. Incredible, isn't it?

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I can only hope that those in the south had a chance to see this incredible beauty this evening, instead of seeing terror raining down from the skies, to remember that there is good in the world, and beauty, and the hope of peaceful days to come.

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(I should probably have saved these for Skywatch Friday, but they were too good to wait. Maybe I'll post more then - I took nearly forty. )

The plight of Israel has been the headline on the front pages of our papers for days now. You are constantly on my mind and in my prayers. Beautiful sky...reminds me of pictures in an old Golden Book, called Grandpa Bunny Bunny. My husband has had the book for 50 years. I've often thought about trying to find a copy that's in better shape, than the one he has...but I'm too cheap.

Beautiful images in such a difficult time. I'm glad you are safe. The news reports here just amaze me. Hardly anything is mentioned here about the missile attacks on Israel. Interview after interview of people in Gaza that can't understand why such a horrible thing would happen to them. Talk about media bias. Don't get me started. I'm just glad you're safe.

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